Improvement in fences



N. N. BLAKE.

Fence.

No. 217.323. Patented July 8,1879.

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NORMAN N. BLAKE, OF JOHNSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,323, dated July 8,1879; application filed February 21, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NORMAN N. BLAKE, of J ohnsonville, in the county ofWayneand State of Illinois, have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the construction and op.- eration of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a perspective of myfence. Fig. 2 is also a perspective view, and Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view, of the same.

This invention relates to an improved fence which shall be cheap andsubstantial in construction, and which will offer an effectual barrierto stock of all descriptions.

To this end my invention consists of a fence the upper and lower railsof which are clamped between two uprights, which are connected neartheir upper ends with inclined stakes on opposite sides of the fence,said stakes being connected at their lower ends by means of stays to theuprights in such are'pressed apart by the weight of the fence they willbind the uprights against the rails and hold the same firmly in place.

In the drawings, the letters A A represent the upper and lower rails ofthe fence, respectively; and B B, two uprights, located one at each sideof the rails at suitable intervals.

The letters 0 0 represent two inclined stakes located on opposite sidesof the fence. Said stakes incline toward each other, and are secured tothe uprights at or near their upper ends to opposite sides of theuprights B B by means of stout fence-wire clamps D D, which formflexible joints and permit the lower ends of the stakes to be spreadapart, for the purpose hereinafter explained.

The letters E E represent two stays, attached by means of flexible wireconnections to the uprights B and B, the stay E being secured to theupright B, and the stay E to the upright B, so that when the stays arepulled in opposite directions, as the stakes are spread apart, they willbind the lower parts of the uprights against the lower rails. The upperparts of the stakes will, at the same time, through the medium of theirconnections D D, bind the upper rail between said uprights. In Fig. 1 afence having but two rails is shown, said rails being secured inmortises a a in the uprights, and the section between the uprights beingprovided with upright palings F, to form a barrier to the passage ofstock.

In Fig. 2 is represented a modification of my fence, in which a seriesof parallel horizontal rails or boards is employed, said rails beingclamped between the uprights, as before mentioned.

Fig. 3 represents still another modification of my fence, which isdesigned for large stock, in which but two rails are employed, thelowerone being elevated a considerable distance above the ground to savetimber. In this case the stakes are continued above the upper rail, andform a seat for a beam, G, which sits under a wire connection, and isforced between said connection and its seat, so as to spread the stakesforcibly apart and insure the binding of the uprights against the rails,irrespective of the weight of the fence.

The letters H H, Fig. 2, represent the fenceposts or middle stays, whichare bound to the rails by wire connections h h, and are pointed at theirends and driven in the ground, as shown.

I 1, Fig. 3, represent rings secured to the lower ends of the stakes,through which pins K K may be driven into the ground to support thefence upon hilly ground or in marshy places.

The letter M represents a hasp and staple secured to the posts to holdthe same in position during the building of the fence.

1. The combination, with the upper and lower rails of a fence, of twouprights located at opposite sides of said rails, flexibly connected totwo inclined stakes at or near their upper ends, and by means of staysto the lower'ends of said stakes, whereby the weight of the fencewill'bind the uprights against the rails and secure the same in place,substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the npperandiower rails, the uprights, and thestakes connected to the same, as described, of a beam sitting in a seatat the juncture of the inclined stakes, and confined therein by a wireconnection, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

NORMAN NELSON BLAKE.

Witnesses GEO. A. ALVIs, WILLIAM L. TENNEY.

